One situation – maybe one alone – could drive me to murder: family life, togetherness.

one blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from aged two to eight. Those over eight would take two blows to kill.

Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder!

I've thought of a wonderful way to start a forest fire,' Tom said musingly as they were having coffee.

Sunlight came through the windows slowly, like something liquid pouring between the red curtains on to the rug. The sunlight was like an arpeggio that Tom could almost hear -- this time Chopin, perhaps.

There's no such thing as a perfect murder,” Tom said to Reeves. “That's just a parlor game, trying to dream one up. Of course you could say there are a lot of unsolved murders. That's different.

That's exactly where you're wrong! Any kind of person can murder. Purely circumstances and not a thing to do with temperament! People get so far -- and it takes just the least little thing to push them over the brink. Anybody. Even your grandmother. I know.